Images that Illustrate 8 Principles of Styling

4/9/13

Okay, I never was very good at getting homework in on time, but better late than never! Here are my coffee table edits. I really like how it all came together. Simple, elegant, much more visually pleasing.

And here's the full view. I don't have a pet or a boyfriend or a baby, so I threw a blanket in the shot to indicate that someone does in fact live here (she's just busy taking a photo right now)!

I love this vignette of my alligator from New Orleans with the gorgeous textured cover of this Michael Chabon book:

And finally, a little mushroom coral, a candle and a cutting of my kanlanchoe gave me more texture, botanicals and height!

4/5/13

Ok, with that in mind. Here are my "before photos." I am a hopelessly cluttered person, something I am eager to find solutions to, if you have any tricks! I live in a sunny studio apartment, so all of my spaces tend to do double-duty. (the big empty spot in the middle of my bookshelf is where my laptop lives when I'm not using it, for instance.)

Next up, my TV/console space, which is also my front hall/entry table:

The disorganization and ugliness of this bookshelf is what inspired me to take this class. It needs SO MUCH HELP, but there are certain elements that have to be there, like a space for my laptop and the iPod docking station/speakers: